Long-time Louisville reporter and anchor Mark Vanderhoff died Friday after a nearly two-year battle against a form of brain cancer, glioblastoma. He was 50.
Vanderhoff joined WLKY, where he was part of the newsroom for about a decade, in 2014. Before that, he worked at numerous outlets, including the Louisville Courier Journal. He had a reputation as a trusted political journalist in Frankfort and a friendly member of the press corps.
“Mark Vanderhoff was an exceptional journalist. But his true legacy is found in the qualities no resume can fully capture: his courage, kindness, curiosity, optimism and unwavering willingness to serve others,” a WLKY article said. “Mark was dealt a devastating hand, but he fought brain cancer with positivity and faith. Everyone who had the privilege of knowing him is better because of it.”…